A former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, is currently being arraigned again before the Federal High Court in Abuja by the Department of State Services over an ongoing case linked to the alleged tapping of the phone of the National Security Adviser (NSA). El-Rufai was brought to the court premises at …
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has released the full list of Senatorial aspirants not cleared to participate in the Party’s Senate Primary Elections ahead of the 2027 general elections. Newsextra24 reports that a total of 47 aspirants were not cleared according to the list released by the APC on Monday. The party insisted …
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One of the kidnapped teachers of Community High School, Ahoro-Esinele, in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, Michael Oyedokun, has been killed by his abductors. According to Punch, Oyedokun was reportedly killed in a video allegedly released by the kidnappers on Sunday. The development has thrown the community into mourning and …
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Iran’s national football team was headed to Turkey on Monday to play a final friendly match and apply for visas to fly to the United States for the 2026 World Cup, Iranian media reported. The team plan to participate in the tournament despite co-host Washington having launched a war against …
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Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has confirmed that seven teachers were abducted during the recent attack on schools in the Oriire area of the state, while the exact number of missing pupils is still being determined. The governor disclosed this on Sunday while addressing journalists on the security situation following …
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The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the University of Calabar (UniCal) has inaugurated a campus-wide campaign to end open defecation. Newsextra24 reports that the inauguration was preceded by a rally across the UniCal campus in Calabar on Monday. The campaign led by students and backed by UNICEF’s Clean Campus …
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A 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck South China’s Guangxi region on Monday, killing two people and causing 13 buildings to collapse, state media reported. The quake hit Guangxi’s Liuzhou city at 12.21 am (1621 GMT), state news agency Xinhua said, adding that one person remained missing as of the morning. State broadcaster …
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The Niger Government has completed the transportation of the 2,281 intending pilgrims from the 2026 Hajj. This is contained in a statement issued by Malam Yunusa Saidu-Ibrahim, the Director of Information and Public Relations Services, State Ministry of Information and Orientation on Monday. He said the intending pilgrims were transported …
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No fewer than 1,000 women in Kuje Area Council, FCT, benefited from an empowerment programme organised by the women wing of the City Boy Movement (CBM). The group also reaffirmed support for the re-election of President Bola Tinubu during the large-scale grassroots mobilisation programme. The initiative was organised by the FCT chapter …
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The Federal High Court in Abuja granted bail to former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on Monday. The bail was raised up to the sum of N100 million with one surety of like amount. Delivering the ruling, Justice Joyce Abdulmalik stated that the surety must reside in either the Maitama …
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